AirportsNyala Airport is a medium-sized airport serving Nyala, in South Darfur State, Sudan. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is UYL.
Key facts
- IATA code
- UYL
- ICAO code
- HSNN
- City
- Nyala
- State or region
- South Darfur State
- Country
- Sudan
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Coordinates
- 12.0535° N, 24.9562° E
- Elevation
- 642 m (2,106 ft)
- Runways
- 1
- Longest runway
- 3,011 m (9,880 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, UYL means Nyala Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: HSNN. ICAO codes that begin with H belong to east and north-east Africa. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 12.0535° N, 24.9562° E. It stands 642 metres (2,106 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Africa/Khartoum, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Nyala Airport has 1 runway in the data. The longest is 3,011 metres (9,880 feet). That is long enough for most passenger jets. Among the 7 airports of Sudan on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/22 | 3,011 m 9,880 ft | 45 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| El Fasher AirportEl Fasher | ELF | 178 km |
| Wau AirportWau, South Sudan | WUU | 584 km |
| El-Obeid AirportEl-Obeid | EBD | 585 km |
| Malakal International AirportMalakal, South Sudan | MAK | 782 km |
| Khartoum International AirportKhartoum | KRT | 909 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 5,690 km | 7 h 20 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 5,176 km | 6 h 45 min |
| Dubai (DXB)United Arab Emirates | 3,512 km | 4 h 45 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 4,945 km | 6 h 25 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 9,859 km | 12 h 25 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,600 km | 16 h 55 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 8,784 km | 11 h 05 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 11,373 km | 14 h 10 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 14,075 km | 17 h 30 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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